Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the mothers by education in years.
| TOTAL (%) | EDUCATION
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| <11 YEARS (%) | ≥11 YEARS (%) | <11/≥11 * RATIO | ||
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| NUMBER OF MOTHERS | 527964 (100) | 283912 (53.9) | 242402 (46.1) | 1.2 |
| TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS † | 16664 (100) | 11887 (71.6) | 4710 (28.4) | 2.5 |
| CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS † ‡ | 1924 (100) | 1523 (79.6) | 391 (20.4) | 3.9 |
| NON-CARDIOVASCULAR DEATHS † § | 14740 (100) | 10364 (70.6) | 4319 (29.4) | 2.4 |
| BIRTHS | 1 258075 (100) | 669942 (53.3) | 584653 (46.5) | 1.1 |
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MOTHERS BY NUMBER OF BIRTHS |
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| 1 | 77241 (14.6) | 45190 (15.9) | 31419 (13.0) | 1.2 |
| 2 | 244323 (46.3) | 132112 (46.5) | 111698 (46.1) | 1.0 |
| 3 | 151464 (28.7) | 76766 (27.0) | 74397 (30.7) | 0.9 |
| 4 | 41994 (8.0) | 22347 (7.9) | 19513 (8.0) | 1.0 |
| ≥5 | 12942 (2.5) | 7497 (2.6) | 5375 (2.2) | 1.2 |
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| Total | 527964 (100) | 283912 (100) | 242402 (100) | 1.0 |
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| MISSING INFORMATION ON EDUCATION: N=1 650 (0.3%) | ||||
*
Data are defined; <11/≥11 RATIO: The ratio between low and high education mothers, numbers used in calculations are percentages in each row.
†
Data are presented for age specific deaths, 40–69 years.
‡
Data are defined; cardiovascular causes of death: Ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases combined (see material and method).
§
Data are defined; non-cardiovascular causes of death: All other causes than cardiovascular causes (see material and method).